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China Announces Push for AI Mega‑Compute, Satellite Internet and Nuclear Fusion in New Wave of State Megaprojects
At a March 6 economic briefing, NDRC director Zheng Zhanjie announced China will accelerate major projects in ultra‑large AI computing, satellite internet and controlled nuclear fusion as part of a broader push for strategic, high‑investment industries. The plans signal Beijing’s intent to marshal state and market resources behind technologies deemed essential for long‑term economic and strategic independence.
Beijing Recalibrates for Resilience: More Social Spending, Big Bets on AI and Future Industries in 2026 Work Plan
China's 2026 government work report lowers the GDP target to 4.5–5% and shifts fiscal priorities toward consumption, social protection and strategic technologies. Beijing plans targeted bond-financed measures to boost demand while concentrating public funds on AI, semiconductors and other future industries as part of a broader push for resilience and technological self-reliance.
Beijing Puts Tech and State Capital at the Centre of Its Growth Pitch as NPC Opens
At the opening of the 14th National People’s Congress, Chinese leaders and ministers billed 2025 as a year of record R&D and rapid AI and robotics deployment, with state-owned enterprises ploughing trillions of yuan into strategic emerging industries. Officials framed these gains as evidence that Beijing will continue to rely on state-directed investment and technology-driven industrial policy to steer China's economy in 2026.
Beijing Adds ‘Smart Economy’ and Social Measures to a Tighter 2026 Growth Target — What That Means for AI, Housing and Health Care
China’s 2026 Government Work Report introduced six new policy formulations, most notably the formal adoption of a “smart economy,” while setting a growth target of 4.5–5%. The document pairs industrial priorities — large-scale compute, AI terminals and satellite internet — with expanded social measures on housing, parental leave and encouragement for commercial health insurance to fill gaps in the public system.
Beijing Sets Modest Growth Target, Boosts Long-Term Bonds and AI Push in Li Qiang’s Government Work Report
Premier Li Qiang set a 2026 GDP target of 4.5–5 percent and outlined expanded fiscal support including a c.5.89 trillion yuan deficit and 1.3 trillion yuan of ultra-long special bonds. The government paired modest growth ambitions with a five-year plan emphasising AI, infrastructure, carbon-intensity cuts and tighter market governance.
Beijing Pushes Consumption, Legal Certainty and Tech Self‑Reliance as NPC Sets Out '15th Five' Agenda
At the NPC press conference opening the 14th session, Beijing framed the '15th Five' era around boosting consumption, deepening rule‑based openness for foreign investors, and accelerating technological self‑reliance, especially in AI. Lawmaking — including a national development planning law and an ecological environment code — is being used to lock in those strategic priorities and offer regulatory predictability.
Baidu’s High-Stakes AI Gamble: Massive Write-Downs, Shrinking Ads and an Uncertain Payoff
Baidu’s 2025 results reveal a painful transition from search advertising to AI-driven products: revenue fell to ¥129.1 billion and net profit plunged 76% after a ¥16.2 billion impairment on obsolete compute. While AI revenue grew strongly, it has not yet replaced lost ad income and the company faces intense competition and uncertainty over AI unit economics.
OpenAI’s Pentagon Deal Deepens Fears of AI Militarisation — and a Trust Deficit
OpenAI announced an agreement with the Pentagon in March 2026, provoking criticism and renewed debate over the militarisation of commercial AI. Observers say the deal highlights tensions between corporate ambitions, public trust, governance gaps and geopolitical competition over advanced AI capabilities.
India Pledges $200 Billion for Data‑Centre Buildout to Power an AI Push
India has signalled plans to marshal about $200 billion to build data centres that will underpin a national AI push, a package that reportedly includes commitments from Google, Microsoft and Amazon. The pledge underscores New Delhi’s ambition to secure compute capacity and foster a domestic AI ecosystem, but faces major logistical, fiscal and regulatory hurdles before it can deliver results.
Primate Brains Build Two Separate 'Spaces' to Generalise — A Clue for Smarter AI
A Chinese research team recorded macaque brains during rule‑learning tasks and found two independent neural representational spaces: one encoding stable decision logic and another encoding variable sensory features. The separation helps primates transfer abstract rules to new situations and suggests a biologically inspired design principle for improving AI generalisation.
Primate Brains Separate Stable Rules from Changing Senses — A Blueprint for More Flexible AI
Chinese researchers report that macaque brains form two independent neural representational spaces — one encoding stable decision rules and the other encoding current sensory specifics — enabling rapid transfer of learned rules to new tasks. Published in Nature Communications, the study suggests a biological model that could inform AI architectures for better generalisation and adaptability.
US FTC Intensifies Probe into Microsoft’s Cloud and AI Licensing, Raising Antitrust Stakes for Big Tech
The US Federal Trade Commission has escalated an investigation into Microsoft, issuing civil investigative demands to at least six rivals to examine whether licensing and product-bundling practices have impeded competition in cloud computing and AI. The probe targets licensing changes from 2019, questions about bundling AI, security and identity services, and seeks detailed data on AI training costs and data-centre operations.